Walks near Trowbridge by train
Wiltshire · South West England
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Alternatively, view walks directly from Trowbridge.
Salisbury Circular via Stonehenge (Wiltshire)
45 minutes direct from Trowbridge.
Highly recommended
Old Sarum Ruins (1h in)
Stonehenge (4h30 in)
Stonehenge Landscape (National Trust; 4h30 in)
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
1 lunch spot: the Bridge Inn (2h30 in; excellent)
Warnings: Have lunch a café or pub next to the river. Return from Stonehenge to Salisbury by bus (very frequent & reliable but check times).
Adapted from: The Rough Guide to Walks in London & the South East (3rd edition).
Bath Spa Circular via Dundas Aqueduct (Somerset)
15 minutes direct from Trowbridge.
Disused railway path, tunnels, viaducts, canal towpath, river and historic city centre.
Time: 6h30 (5h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Bruton Circular via Stourhead Estate (Somerset)
30 minutes direct from Trowbridge.
South Somerset pastures, wooded ridge forming the Wiltshire/Somerset boundary, hanging woods, landscaped estate gardens with lakeside walks, grassy U-shaped valley and honey-coloured stone-built town.
Stourhead (National Trust)
Stourhead Estate (National Trust)
Time: 7h (5h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Pewsey Circular via Pewsey White Horse (Wiltshire)
30 minutes from Trowbridge, with one change.
Chalk downland, the Pewsey White Horse hill figure, the River Avon and a quiet village, with spectacular views.
Pewsey White Horse: A 20th-century chalk hill figure cut into the downs above Pewsey.
Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Visit Pewsey Vale (photos).
Castle Cary Circular via Cadbury Castle (Camelot) (Somerset)
30 minutes from Trowbridge, with one change.
Somerset Levels fringes, hillock, quiet residential streets, charming market town, dry green valley, ancient holloway, pastures, shallow river valley, hillfort plateau, steep ascents, large WWII airfield remains and broad plateau with views.
Time: 9h (7h walking, 1h30 lunch, 30m break)
Warnings: Steep ascents and descents.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Chippenham Circular via Lacock (Wiltshire)
15 minutes direct from Trowbridge.
Flat fields, river meadows, canal path, farmland, small woods and residential streets.
Lacock (National Trust)
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Kemble Circular via Thames Head and Cirencester (Wiltshire)
1 hour from Trowbridge, with one change.
Cotswolds farmland, disused canal towpath, ancient hillfort, beech woods, high watershed, grand parkland vistas, market town streets, quiet fields and upper Thames riverbank.
Time: 8h (6h walking, 1h30 lunch, 30m break)
Warnings: Can flood at Thames Head.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Didcot Parkway Circular via Wittenham Clumps (Berkshire)
1 hour from Trowbridge, with one change.
Thames Valley farmland, riverside paths, attractive villages, Iron Age hill forts and a nature reserve.
Time: 7h (5h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Tisbury Circular via Hindon (Wiltshire)
1 hour from Trowbridge, with one change.
Dry chalky U-shaped downland valleys, wooded ridges, grassy valleys, picturesque villages, rolling hills and river valley.
Time: 6h30 (5h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Westbury to Warminster (Wiltshire)
7 minutes direct from Trowbridge.
Chalk downland, Iron Age hillforts, five hills, Salisbury Plain military range, abandoned village and sweeping views over Wiltshire and Somerset.
Time: 9h (7h walking, 1h30 lunch, 30m break)
Warnings: MOD closures apply.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Romsey to Chandler's Ford (Hampshire)
1 hour direct from Trowbridge.
Hampshire countryside and quiet lanes — a canal path, Tadburn Meadows, the boardwalks of Emer Bog and Knight Wood.
Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Nine stiles; can be boggy after wet weather; not suitable for wheelchairs or pushchairs; take care at road crossings.
Walk details: Three Rivers Community Rail Partnership (PDF).
Newbury to Midgham (Berkshire)
45 minutes from Trowbridge, with one change.
Gentle climbs, heathland common, woodland, river meadows and canal.
Time: 7h (5h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Swing bridge delays.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).